"سجلات تاريخ عُمان" [‎٢‎٤] (١١٢/٤١)

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Annals of 1 Oman.
T he I ma m E l- S alt- K a'sim (eestobed), w L o died in the Imamate.
Next they elected
T he I ma'm el-hasan-bur el- S ahteynt ', who died in less than a
month.
T he I ma'm el- H awa'ei'-bii? M atraf . Then they elected el-Hawaii-
bin Matraf el-Haddam as a Dafi'i 14 Imam. He set to work to repress the
licentious workers of folly with j^reat severity. But on each occasion when the
Sultan came to 'Oman to tax the inhabitants, he was wont to withdraw from
the house of the Imamate to his private residence, and made no attempt to
prevent his committing injustice and tyranny. As soon as the Sultan had
quitted 'Oman, he would return to the house of the Imamate, and placing the
crown of office on his head, would say to those around him ; " There is no Gov
ernment but belongstoGod, and noobedience is due to those who rebel against
God. Lp to the time of his death, some of the Benu-Asameh remained in
attendance on him by order of the Sultan. The Sultan here mentioned
was the Sultan of Baghdad." God knows the truth ! On his death, they
elected his nephew 'Omar-bin Mohammed-bin Mat"af.
Ihe Imam ■Omae-bin Mohammed . This Prince adhered to the same
policy as his uncle had adopted, retiring when the Sultan came and
returning to office on the latter's departure. At this period the Karamiteh 16
invaded 'Oman, on which 'Omar resigned the Imamate. When the
Kararnit -h returned to Bahreyn, he did not resume office.
These Karamiteh had overrun many countries including Mekkah and
el-Sham and subdued the various tribes. They were styled Bemi-Abi-Sa'id-
el-Hasan-ibn Bahram-bin Bohrist-el-Heyyani." Abu-Sa'id abolished prayer,
the fast, pilgrimage, and religious alms, and turned these observances into
allegory. He so deluded his weak-minded followers, that they deified him
in the place of the Almighty. He was at length overthrown by 'Abdullah-
bin- All, who fought against him with only -400 men, notwithstanding that
their armies were numerous. He continued to strive with them for seven
years, until they were deprived of power.
I nteiiuegxum . After this there was an interregnum in 'Oman, during
which period no Imam was elected.
T he I ma'm M ohammed-but Y ezi'd . At length, they elected to the
Imamate Mohammed-bin Yezid el-Kundi [or Kindi], whose residence was
at Semed-el-Kundi. He was elected as a Bafi'i Imam, being incapacitated
from election as Shan on account of being in debt. 18 At this time the
Sultan subdued 'Oman, and placed two forces in occupation of it, one at
el-Sin, and the other at el-'Atik. thereupon Mohammedrbin Yezid fled
from 'Oman, and el-Hakam-bin el-Mulla el-Bohri, a resident of Sa'al, was
elected Imam.
I ke I mam el- H akam-bin el- M ulla. We know not of any previous